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What Are You Waiting For?

It’s hard to believe that the Olympics start today. I live in Vancouver.  These are our games.  We’ve been hearing about the games, pretty much non-stop for seven years and finally, suddenly, they’re here. They’ve seemed almost mythical so for long, always talked about and always some off in the distance but they are real.  It’s... >Full Story

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The Perfect Love

This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries. Aiming for the Olympics, Michelle pushed for perfection - only to realize she had to conquer a severe eating disorder. "This can't be happening," Michelle breathed, every muscle in her body straining ahead. A passing sprinter spliced the air to take the lead. Michelle...... >Read More



Olympic Gold Isn't For Everyone - But Excellence Is

In 1976, Kathy Kreiner stood on the Olympic podium listening to Canada's national anthem being played in her honour. The gold medal had just been placed around her neck, and as the Canadian flag rose against the backdrop of the mountains near Innsbruck, Austria, a swell of emotion and pride passed through the hearts of Canadians everywhere. Kathy...... >Read More



Olympic Skater Delivers Speed - With a Smile

The starter's pistol blasts, and before the first echo reverberates around the rink, Catriona LeMay Doan bolts down the ice. She powers around the oval in a graceful rythmn - her legs sweeping left, right, left, right; her body gliding along in peaceful motion. Her thighs burn but she bites down on the pain. It's the Olympics, and Catriona's hours,...... >Read More



Going for the Gold

Sprinters crouch coiled in their blocks, muscles straining as they await the starter's gun. At the crack of the pistol, a multicolored, multinational blur bursts forth. In a few seconds, raised arms signal victory. A new Olympic champion is crowned. Viewers' hearts beat faster as the soccer star dribbles and weaves through opponents toward the...... >Read More


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